Is the threat claim evidence-based?
There are no studies linking cats to Hastings River mice.
Evidence linking Pseudomys
oralis to cats. Systematic review of evidence for an
association between Pseudomys oralis and cats. Positive studies
are in support of the hypothesis that cats contribute to the
decline of Pseudomys oralis, negative studies are not in support.
Predation studies include studies documenting hunting or scavenging;
baiting studies are associations between poison baiting and threatened
mammal abundance where information on predator abundance is not
provided; population studies are associations between threatened mammal
and predator abundance. See methods section in [current submission] for
details on evidence categories.
References
Current submission (2023) Scant evidence that introduced predators
cause extinctions.
EPBC. (2015) Threat Abatement Plan for Predation by Feral Cats.
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999,
Department of Environment, Government of Australia. (Table A1).
IUCN Red List. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ Accessed June 2023